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Employment Relations Presentation Group 1ScenarioSolo female parent with 2 teenagers Full time admin/secretary working 40 hours per week In her late 30s-40sTeenage children in public high school aged 13 & 16DivorcedRentingNo financial support from other parent

What are the benefits applicable to them?The Domestic Purpose Benefit: (DPB)

A social welfare payment given to single parents with dependent children.

Since April 2015, it has mainly been replaced by the Sole Parent Support if the child is under 14 or Job Seeker Support if the child is over 14.

Working for families benefitIs a package designed to make it easier to work & raise a family. Includes four different type of payments (tax credits)Amendments to the Employment Relations Act Came into effect on the 6th of March 2015Changes include:Flexible work for employees .Enables workers to negotiate working arrangements as soon as they start; no limits to requests.Rest and meal breaks; employer must give a break or a compensatory measureChanges were made to ensure a balance of fairness between employees and employers

Who are the stakeholders/ people affected?17.8% of NZ families are headed by a single parent83% of which are single mother45% of all marriages dissolved involved parents with children under 17 years oldType of payments and the amounts you receive depend on:how many children you care foryour total family incomewhere your family income comes fromthe age of children in your care, andany children you share care forFour tax creditsChild Support Amendment Act 2013Employment Relations ActChild Support Act 1991Work Environment:- Paid Parental leave increase

- Was 14 weeks, now 16 weeks

- Goal by 1st April 2016 is to have 18 weeks leave

- Increase of parental tax credit- Aims at taking financial responsibility for own child- Cost benefits to help support children

- To qualify:1) Child needs to be under 19 years2) NZ citizen or ordinary resident in NZ3) Not married or in civil union4) Not financially independent

Aims to make the child support scheme fairer, takes more factors into account; involvement in the child's upbringing.

Introduced new reforms including:A new formula to estimate the cost for raising a child

The compulsory deduction of child support from a liable parentMedian weekly income - $844Median hourly earnings - $21.58Administrator annual income $45kAverage income of $865 weeklyGender pay gap of 9.9%Administrative role.Full time - 40 hours a weekMonday - Friday 9am-5.30pm Salary Based: $55,000Leave EntitlementsNormal Annual Leave - 20 DaysPaid Sick Leave - 5 daysUnpaid LeaveSocial Security Act 1964- Within the Social Security Act 1964 lies the Sole Parent Support benefit that directly affect sole parents (this is supposed to be in the voice over)- The acts aim is to protect people's rights and provide support- A maximum net weekly payment of NZ$299.45 for those earning less than NZ$5200 a year- As well as NZ$20 extra per week if childcare costs are needed

To qualify:- Mother or father of one or more dependent child- Living apart or lost support from spouse- Parent over nineteen years old and child must be under fourteen years old

Changing of the Act- Ministry of Development aim to have the Act rewritten by December 2015 - Framework of the Act will remain the same but will provide more support surrounding managing debt and redirecting payments for bills and rent

Family tax credit: Paid to families with dependent children 18 or younger- most applicable to our stakeholder

In work tax credit: Paid to families with children 18 yrs or younger who work required hours each week

Minimum family tax credit: Paid to ensure that the annual income (after tax) of a family with dependent children 18yrs or younger does not fall below $22,776

Parental tax credit: Paid to parents with newbornsLeave/entitlements for working sole parentsare unsatisfactoryFor a sole parent with teenage children, there are a very selective range of leave/entitlements applicable. This is very unsatisfactory support, as they need the money, but also need flexibility in the workplace to cater to home needs.